tush

tush · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*tunþskaz
2. Old English · inherited fromtūsc
3. Middle English · inherited fromtusshe
4. English todaytush

From Middle English tusshe, tusche, tussch, tossche, tosch, from Old English tūsc, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz. Doublet of tusk.

tush · noun²

1. Hebrew · derived fromתַּחַת“bottom”
2. Yiddish · derived fromתחת
3. English todaytush

Short for toches, from Yiddish תחת (tokhes), from Hebrew תַּחַת (taḥaṯ, “bottom”).

tush · interjection, noun, verb³

A natural utterance (OED).

tush · verb⁴

Unknown.

tush · noun⁵

From British slang tusheroon.

Tush · noun⁶

From Georgian თუშ (tuš-), the root of თუშეთი (tušeti, “Tusheti”) and თუშები (tušebi, “Tushetian”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 1914 The buttocks.
• from 15th c. An exclamation of rebuke or scorn.
• from 1841 To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log.